Software

Effect Size Calculation and Graphing Given the mean, N, and standard deviation of
two normal distributions, this web-based program will calculate Cohen's Effect Size (d), the
Common Language Effect Size, and graph the two overlapping distributions, as well as the
proportion of each group at various levels on the measured trait.

CollapseHTML -- Program to create expanding / collapsing sections in your webpages
Microsoft Frontpage only supports the creation of collapsible outlines, but not collapsible text
(sometimes called "folding text") or sections. This program allows you to easily create
web pages with collapsible sections, from HTML files created by Word, Frontpage, etc.

AssessmentSite.com -- A website where non-programmers can computerize
the administration, scoring, interpretation, norming, and statistical analysis of tests.

Behavioral Evolution Simulations and Tutorials

     This is a series of evolution and artificial life simulations and tutorials. 
These programs were written originally for DOS, but will run in a 
Win98/ME/2000/XP command window.  Some of the simulations will
run too quickly on modern computers, but the tutorials may still be of 
interest. 

    There are several modules:

    Cumulative Selection as a Trans-Discipline Meta-Theory: A Computer 
     Simulation and Tutorial

         This tutorial and simulation vividly demonstrates  the  power  of
     cumulative  selection,  and its operation in biology, psychology,
     and culture.   The  comparative  ineffectiveness  of  single-step
     selection,  with which cumulative selection is often confused, is
     demonstrated.  It illustrates several of the  concepts  presented
     in Richard Dawkins' book "The Blind Watchmaker."

    Fast vs. Coy Females and Faithful vs. Philandering Males:
     A Computer Simulation of Evolutionary Stable Strategies

     This  tutorial   and   simulation   graphically   simulates   the
     development  of evolutionary stable strategies for various mating
     options. It illustrates several  of  the  concepts  presented  by
     Richard Dawkins in his 1 book "The Selfish Gene."

    The Evolution of the 50/50 Sex Ratio

     This  tutorial   and   simulation   graphically   simulates   the
     development  of the 50/50 sex ratio.  It debunks the "good of the
     species" group selection theories.  Actually,  since  no  genetic
     mutations   occur  (only  population  fluctuations),  this  is  a
     population dynamics analogy to the true genetic evolution of  the
     50/50  sex  ratio.   Future  versions  will  include true genetic
     mutations.  This simulation  also  illustrates  several  concepts
     presented by Richard Dawkins in his book "The Selfish Gene."

       The Behavioral Evolution Simulation Construction Kit

    This is a  simulation  construction  kit  that  allows  students,
     teachers   and   researchers   to  develop  their  own  graphical
     simulations of behavioral evolutionary stable  strategies  (ESSs)
     within  a  genetically  unchanging  population.  Since no genetic
     mutations occur in "evolkit",  it simulates population  dynamics,
     extinction,   and  ESSs  rather  than  genetic  changes.   Future
     versions of this program will include the ability to set  various
     genetic mutation paramaters.

     The file "manual.doc" in  the  \evolkit  subdirectory  should  be
     printed  and read to learn how to use the system.   The "fastcoy"
     and "ratio.sex" simulations were developed using evolkit.

To Download the programs, click:  evol.zip

    After unzipping read the "readme.txt" file for instructions.

   To run the programs, open a command window (WinXP: click Start / 
Run / cmd  
      Win98/ME: click Start / Programs / MS-DOS ).  
Use the "cd" command to change 
     into the directory were you unzipped the files (e.g., cd evol).  
     You must run the programs from their own directory (folder).

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